A/RES/67/1*
United Nations
Distr.: General
30 November 2012
General Assembly
Sixty-seventh session
Agenda item 83
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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 24 September 2012
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.1)]
67/1. Declaration of the high-level meeting of the General
Assembly on the rule of law at the national and
international levels
The General Assembly
Adopts the following declaration:
Declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on
the rule of law at the national and international levels
We, Heads of State and Government, and heads of delegation have gathered at
United Nations Headquarters in New York on 24 September 2012 to reaffirm our
commitment to the rule of law and its fundamental importance for political dialogue
and cooperation among all States and for the further development of the three main
pillars upon which the United Nations is built: international peace and security,
human rights and development. We agree that our collective response to the
challenges and opportunities arising from the many complex political, social and
economic transformations before us must be guided by the rule of law, as it is the
foundation of friendly and equitable relations between States and the basis on which
just and fair societies are built.
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1.
We reaffirm our solemn commitment to the purposes and principles of the
Charter of the United Nations, international law and justice, and to an international
order based on the rule of law, which are indispensable foundations for a more
peaceful, prosperous and just world.
2.
We recognize that the rule of law applies to all States equally, and to
international organizations, including the United Nations and its principal organs,
and that respect for and promotion of the rule of law and justice should guide all of
their activities and accord predictability and legitimacy to their actions. We also
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* Reissued for technical reasons on 15 July 2013.
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